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General discussion => Gun Building => Topic started by: John Shaw on September 06, 2021, 05:29:39 AM

Title: Kibler 40 Cal. Southern Mtn Rifle in Cherry
Post by: John Shaw on September 06, 2021, 05:29:39 AM

This Kibler kit easiest rifle I've ever built. I gave up on kits back in the 70's because I spent too much time figuring out how to fix mistakes made by the kit supplier. I went to scratch building until I bought this one. It's nothing but quality all they way and I have to say that people who know Southern Mtn Rifles think that Jim hit a home run with this one. I stained the wood with a dilute solution of lye followed buy some accents with Fiebing leather dye. A couple of coats of linseed oil thinned with naptha and a little Japan dryer added followed a couple of weeks later by 4 coats of Minwax wipe on poly finished it off. I rubbed out the last coat of poly with a grey scotchpad after 12 hours before it set up hard to take the shine off.

(https://i.ibb.co/Q6Tn1Db/IMG-3187.jpg) (https://ibb.co/xMBGRFC)

(https://i.ibb.co/HTQHgsG/IMG-3192.jpg) (https://ibb.co/nMSLkvQ)

(https://i.ibb.co/z43LdHV/IMG-3191.jpg) (https://ibb.co/mcnYpF5)

Title: Re: Kibler 40 Cal. Southern Mtn Rifle in Cherry
Post by: heinz on September 06, 2021, 03:59:48 PM

Great looking rifle.  I like that cherry stock.

Title: Re: Kibler 40 Cal. Southern Mtn Rifle in Cherry
Post by: old george on September 06, 2021, 11:28:19 PM

Nice looking SMR can't miss with Kibler kit.

george

Title: Re: Kibler 40 Cal. Southern Mtn Rifle in Cherry
Post by: snowman485 on September 17, 2021, 03:29:38 AM

Ooooooh beautiful